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Friday, August 9, 2013

On
an overcast Wednesday morning, the Macon County (NC) Recreation Park is bustling with
activity.

Children splash in the pool and glide down the water slide. A
couple hundred yards away, seniors play doubles on three tennis courts while the
Franklin High School girls team practices on two courts.

In between the
pool and tennis courts, a different kind of racket sport is being played. Rather
than the thud noise of tennis rackets and balls, these players produce a
higher-pitched ping from a wooden or composite paddle and a perforated plastic
ball. The sport: pickleball.